The Kathleen Wynne government has announced the general minimum wage will rise Oct. 1 to $11.25 an hour from $11.

Ontario Liberals tied the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) so that it increases with the rising cost of living.

“Our government has taken politics out of minimum wage increases while ensuring wages for Ontario workers keep pace with inflation and businesses have time to prepare for payroll changes,” Labour Minister Kevin Flynn said in a statement Thursday.

“This puts more money in people’s pockets, gives our businesses predictability and helps build a more prosperous economy, while ensuring a fair society for all.”

Workers in the food, retail and agricultural industries are the main beneficiaries when the minimum wage goes up.

Ontario is currently tied with Nunavut for the highest minimum wage in the country.

“A minimum wage of $11.25 simply isn’t good enough,” NDP MPP Taras Natyshak said in a statement. “While the Liberals try to score political points today — a full 195 days before the wage takes effect — vulnerable workers will still be stuck below the poverty line and working two or three jobs to make ends meet.”

The number of minimum wage earners has more than doubled since the Liberals took office, Natyshak said.​

Ontario last raised the rate on June 1, 2014 to $11 an hour from $10.25.

The province mandates different minimum wages for certain classes of workers.

The student minimum wage will increase to $10.55 an hour from the current $10.30 an hour in October. At the same time, liquor servers will see their lowest wage boosted to $9.80 an hour from $9.55.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has previously promised to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour.